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Trial by jury

 In criminal proceedings, the notion of being tried by a jury of ‘one’s peers’ is frequently regarded as an article of faith in the common law system. And certain civil law jurisdictions also employ juries to determine the guilt or innocence of the accused. In France, for example, the judges sit together with the jury, who are also involved in determining the sentence to be imposed. Jurisdictions differ in respect of the availability of juries. Some restrict them to criminal, and not civil, trials (e.g., France); others prescribe juries for trials of serious crimes (e.g., Canada); while in some countries (e.g., England and Wales) they are used in criminal cases and limited to a few specific civil cases (e.g., defamation). Most conspicuous are the jury trials in the United States, where juries are available for both civil and criminal proceedings. More than 60% of jury trials are criminal trials, the rest are civil and other trials such as family court proceedings.

Among the much-vaunted virtues of the jury trial is the extent to which it operates as a curb on the power and influence of the judge. By involving (usually 12) ordinary citizens in the administration of justice, it is argued, the values of the community may be expressed. A group of randomly selected lay persons, it is claimed, is a more democratic arbiter of guilt than a judge, who is perceived, rightly or wrongly, as an agent of the government.

THE CRIMINAL ARROGANCE OF HILLARY CLINTON

America, the Arrogant?

HOJEMACAU - IDEIAS-PERSPECTIVAS

“The tragic events of 9/11provided the required justification to wage a war on “humanitarian grounds”, with full support of world public opinion and the endorsement of the “international community”. The myth of the “outsider enemy” and the threat of “Islamic terrorists”, was the cornerstone of the Bush administration, military doctrine, used as pretext to invade Afghanistan and Iraq, not to mention the repeal of civil liberties and constitutional government in America. Without an “outside enemy”, there could be no “war on terrorism”.

America's "War on Terrorism"

 Michel Chossudovsky

A arma mais poderosa e utilizada por Mahatma Gandhi na sua luta pela independência da Índia do Império Britânico foi, sem dúvida, a sua humildade. A imagem de homem afável, que se alimentava apenas com comida simples, usava como vestes um tecido de linho e cânhamo que fabricava para envolver o seu magro corpo e sandálias camponesas, fez que o povo o seguisse.

A fabricação manual das vestes pelos indianos inculcada por Ghandi, serviram de protesto contra os têxteis ingleses que os indianos eram obrigados a comprar para ajudar a indústria têxtil inglesa em declínio. Mas sobretudo, foi a sua linguagem humilde, sem adornos, ameaças ou arrogância, sempre certeira, que o tornou vitorioso.

 ObamaCare for Dummies: The Affordable Care Act Explained

American Bar Association - Health Care Law

Causation

The basic rule: ‘but-for’ causation

However rankly negligent a defendant has been, the claim will fail unless some loss has been caused. The basic test sounds common-sensical: it is for the claimant to show that, but for the defendant’s negligence, she would have been spared the injury that she has in fact suffered. So: a patient attends her family doctor, worried about a lump in her breast. The doctor examines the lump and wrongly reassures her that it is benign. In fact she should have been referred for further investigation. Had she been, breast cancer would have been diagnosed, and treatment would have been started. Her chances of complete cure at that point would have been 49 per cent. By the time her breast cancer is diagnosed, the chance of cure has dropped to 5 per cent.

Greece's Debt Crisis And The Future Of Europe - Documentary Greece

EUROPEAN COMISSION - ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL AFFAIRS - GREECE - ECONOMIC OUTLOOK

HOJEMACAU - IDEIAS - PERSPECTIVAS

UNCERTAIN FUTURE

“Je pense en effet que nous avons tué la troïka, au moins sous sa forme d`equipe de technocrates fondant sur Athènes comme une unité d`élite coloniale venue envoyer ses huissiers afin que ceux- ci imposent des conditions totalement inapplicables à une population captive. Maintenant, la tâche monumental qui se dresse devant nous, c`est de chasser l`esprit de la troika, de faire disparaître sa mentalité et de mettre fin à son emprise en Europe, et pás seulement en Grèce - Yanis Varoufakis.”

Charlie Hebdo, 25 février 2015/Nº 1179

As desigualdades económicas e a consequente distribuição injusta de riqueza na Grécia são as culpadas da crise que vive o país e não a “troika” (FMI, Banco Central Europeu, Comissão Europeia) e as suas exigências, como afirmou o ministro da Economia alemão, defendendo que o país helénico deveria continuar a pertencer à “Euro Zona”, devendo respeitar o conteúdo do acordo de resgate firmado em 2010.